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The men's 4x100 metre relay of Athletics 2016 during the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18-19 August 2016 in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Stadium. With 16 teams competing, the event was won by the team from Jamaica, with Japan taking the silver medal and Canada taking bronze.

Format[]

The competition exists out of two rounds, with each team conducting a lap of 400 metres in each round. Each athlete in a team takes part in a quarter of the race, with the fastest three teams in the heats advancing to the final, as well as the fastest non-qualifiers. The team with the fastest time in the final is the winner.

Preview[]

Team Athlete
Antigua and Barbuda Cejhae Greene
Jared Jarvis
Chavaughn Walsh
Tahir Walsh
Brazil Bruno de Barros
Vitor Hugo dos Santos
Ricardo de Souza
Jorge Vides
Canada Mobolade Ajomale
Aaron Brown
Andre de Grasse
Akeem Haynes
Brendon Rodney
China Su Bingtian
Tang Xingqiang
Xie Zhenye
Zhang Peimeng
Cuba Yaniel Carrero
Raynier Mena
Cesar Yadiel Ruiz
Roberto Skyers
Dominican Republic Youndry Andujar
Stanly del Carmen
Yancarlos Martinez
Mayobanex de Oleo
France Stuart Dutamby
Marvin Rene
Jimmy Vicaut
Mickael-Meba Zeze
Germany Robert Hering
Lucas Jakubczyk
Sven Knipphals
Julian Reus
Great Britain Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
James Ellington
Adam Gemili
Richard Kilty
Chijindu Ujah
Jamaica Nickel Ashmeade
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Jevaughn Minzie
Asafa Powell
Japan Aska Cambridge
Shota Iizuka
Yoshihide Kiryu
Ryota Yamagata
Netherlands Solomon Bockarie
Liemarvin Bonevacia
Giovanni Codrington
Hensley Paulina
Saint Kitts and Nevis Antoine Adams
Allistar Clarke
Kim Collins
Jason Rogers
Trinidad and Tobago Keston Bledman
Emmanuel Callender
Rondel Sorrillo
Richard Thompson
Turkey Emre Zafer Barnes
Ramil Guliyev
Jak Ali Harvey
Izzet Safer
United States Trayvon Bromell
Christian Coleman
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Jarrion Lawson
Mike Rodgers

Current Records[]

Record Date Nat. Name Time
WR 11 August 2012 Jamaica Yohan Blake 36.84
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
OR 11 August 2012 Jamaica Yohan Blake 36.84
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater

Summary[]

Heats[]

Heat 1 Results
Rank Team Time Info
1 United States United States 37.65 Q
2 China China 37.82 AR, Q
3 Canada Canada 37.89 Q
4 Turkey Turkey 38.30 NR
5 France France 38.35
6 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 38.44
7 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.81
- Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DQ
Heat 2 Results
Rank Team Time Info
1 Japan Japan 37.68 AR, Q
2 Jamaica Jamaica 37.94 Q
3 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 37.96 Q
4 Great Britain Great Britain 38.06 q
5 Brazil Brazil 38.19 q
6 Germany Germany 38.26
7 Cuba Cuba 38.47
8 Netherlands Netherlands 38.53

Final[]

Final Results
Rank Team Time Info
1 Jamaica Jamaica 37.27
2 Japan Japan 37.60 AR
3 Canada Canada 37.64 NR
4 China China 37.90
5 Great Britain Great Britain 37.98
6 Brazil Brazil 38.41
- Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago DQ
- United States United States DQ

Results[]

Result Team
Gold Jamaica Jamaica
Silver Japan Japan
Bronze Canada Canada
4 China China
5 Great Britain Great Britain
6 Brazil Brazil
7 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
8 United States United States
9 Germany Germany
10 Turkey Turkey
11 France France
12 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
13 Cuba Cuba
14 Netherlands Netherlands
15 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
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Men
Track
100 m 110 m hurdles
200 m 400 m hurdles
400 m 3000 m steeplechase
800 m 4x100 m relay
1500 m 4x400 m relay
5000 m 20 km walk
10000 m 50 km walk
Field
High jump Shot put
Pole vault Discus throw
Long jump Hammer throw
Triple jump Javelin throw
Miscellaneous
Marathon Decathlon
Women
Track
100 m 100 m hurdles
200 m 400 m hurdles
400 m 3000 m steeplechase
800 m 4x100 m relay
1500 m 4x400 m relay
5000 m 20 km walk
10000 m
Field
High jump Shot put
Pole vault Discus throw
Long jump Hammer throw
Triple jump Javelin throw
Miscellaneous
Marathon Heptathlon
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